A weekend topic starting with KCRG in Iowa. "Chelsie Brown, from Cedar Rapids, is one of many people looking to buy a home in a challenging market. One obstacle she’s run into, and that she’s had to increase her budget…
A weekend topic starting with CNBC. "The International Monetary Fund has raised concerns over commercial property and the risk it could pose to financial stability. Andrea Deghi, a financial sector expert at the IMF, explained that if a slew of…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Lenders should be better prepared to deal with home owners who are in danger of losing their home, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) warned on Thursday. 'There is a tidal wave…
A report from WACH on South Carolina. "If you’re looking to buy or sell a house, it’s boom time. 'Interest rates are at an all-time low. Banks are pretty much giving free money away. Buyers are seeing that and it…
A report from CNBC. "The Federal Reserve now owns more than a third of the agency mortgage-backed securities, or MBS market. At the start of 2019, the Fed held $1.6 trillion in agency MBS. It tapered that down to $1.37…
A report from the Weatherford Democrat in Texas. "Two vacant homes — abandoned by a builder who went bankrupt — are still standing stagnant inside an East Parker County housing development after more than two years. Serene Country Homes, LLC,…
A report from the Globe and Mail. "It was Mar. 27, 2020, and the central bank had just unveiled a plan to buy Canadian government bonds at the astounding pace of at least $5-billion a week. 'Some may suggest this…
A report from Spectrum 1 on New York. "Small landlord Karron Graves-Briceño says her whole retirement is wrapped up in the one unit she rents out in Harlem. She says her tenant stopped paying rent nearly a year ago even…
A weekend topic starting with News 10 in Oregon. "J.J. Kramer a realtor with John L Scott, said he does not believe that price increases and bidding are perpetuated by realtors. 'The market speaks, it doesn't really have anything to…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Amarillo Association of Realtors Board Member, Cindi Bulla, expressed that the biggest challenge right now in this market, including in Amarillo, is inventory. She continued to explain, 'By those people who are…